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Amazon is banning its sellers in the UK and US from sending any non-essential items to its warehouses from April 5 as it struggles to deal with a surge in demand during widespread self-isolation.

Amazon sets out on 100,000-person recruitment drive to fulfil surge in online orders

March 17, 2020

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Amazon will hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery drivers in the US to deal with the huge surge in online orders. With the spread of coronavirus, consumers are turning to online…

Ocado has seen it customer feedback ratings strongly decline during the coronavirus crisis as unprecedented demand leads to delayed deliveries and product substitutions.

Ocado and Waitrose face backlog of online orders

March 17, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce

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Unprecedented levels of customers deciding to carry out their shop online instead of visiting the supermarket have left the UK’s online retailers backlogged with orders. Ocado has been resorting to…

Amazon names new UK finance chief

March 16, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce

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Change at the top for Amazon as its former Amazon European finance chief for fashion, Jeremy Martin, is named new UK finance chief. Martin replaces Jeff Stauber, who will move…

AllSaints enlists the help of bot protectors to bar malicious attacks

March 11, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce, Security

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Fashion brand AllSaints has enlisted the help of bot management solution Netacea, in order to protect itself from unwanted web traffic. The East London brand will now use Netacea’s machine…

Amazon could be eyeing up new Hull distribution centre

March 11, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

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The online retail giant could have its sights set on a large distribution centre near Hull, potentially creating hundreds of new jobs. Plans have been submitted to East Riding of…

Ebay has announced a 30-day payment holiday for all of the registered businesses on its platform to help SME’s keep their business running throughout the crisis.

Ebay boss steps into corporate tax row with open letter to The Times

March 10, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Ecommerce, Industry

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Ebay’s UK vice president Rob Hattrell this week stepped into the ongoing debate over corporation tax for online and offline businesses. In an open letter to The Times, Hattrell called…

IKEA debuts third party sales with Alibaba

March 10, 2020

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News

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IKEA began selling its products on Alibaba’s Chinese e-commerce platform Tmall this week. It’s the first time the world’s number one furniture retailer has sold via a third party in…

Online shopping, artificial intelligence and robotics are all set to see significant boosts in China’s retail industry thanks to the coronavirus outbreak.

Ecommerce, AI and robotics will see greater retail use in China even after coronavirus has subsided

March 4, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Online shopping, artificial intelligence and robotics are all set to see significant boosts in China’s retail industry thanks to the coronavirus outbreak. Chinas retail sector has taken a drastic hit…

Tuesday is the most lucrative day of the week for ecommerce retailers seeing the highest percentage of conversion rates.

Tuesday is the most lucrative day of the week for online retailers

February 21, 2020

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

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Tuesday is the most lucrative day of the week for ecommerce retailers seeing the highest percentage of conversion rates. Conversion rates for online sales were 2.5 per cent on average…

Visa is set to make major changes to the rates it charges retailers to accept its cards, raising costs for ecommerce brands but dropping rates for other sectors.

Visa to raise ecommerce ‘interchange fees’ amid biggest change in a decade

February 7, 2020

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News, Payment

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Visa is set to make major changes to the rates it charges retailers to accept its cards, raising costs for ecommerce brands but dropping rates for other sectors. Interchange fees,…

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Amazon sets out on 100,000-person recruitment drive to fulfil surge in online orders

Ocado and Waitrose face backlog of online orders

Amazon names new UK finance chief

AllSaints enlists the help of bot protectors to bar malicious attacks

Amazon could be eyeing up new Hull distribution centre

Ebay boss steps into corporate tax row with open letter to The Times

IKEA debuts third party sales with Alibaba

Ecommerce, AI and robotics will see greater retail use in China even after coronavirus has subsided

Tuesday is the most lucrative day of the week for online retailers

Visa to raise ecommerce ‘interchange fees’ amid biggest change in a decade

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